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Cultural teachings to learn from and carry
Community members and knowledge holders share language, songs, ceremony, values, and ways of understanding.
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Teachings from community
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Featured teaching
Strong Woman Teaching
The roots of the beloved Strong Woman song, connected to women from the Kingston Penitentiary.
Watch the teachingSeven Directions Teaching
Deb
Deb shares teachings about the seven directions.
Strawberry Teaching
Sharing circle
The strawberry is a women’s medicine that teaches us about creation, community and love.
Two-Spirit Teaching
Lynda
Lynda shares what being two-spirit means to her — the balance between the male and female spirit.
Treaty People Teachings
KNCLN
What being Treaty people means today.
Words Before All Else — Mohawk
Kate & Erica
From Tyendinaga: gratitude for our insect, animal, and plant families, and all of creation.
Words Before All Else — English
Kate
Kate shares a version of the Words Before All Else in English.
Traditional Introductions
Lynda, Justin & Kate
Traditional introductions, and what they mean in their lives.
Three Sisters Teaching
Kate & Erica
Haudenosaunee teachings about the Three Sisters — corn, beans, and squash.
Grass Dance Song
Cody
The grass dancers prepare the space at a pow wow. A song learned as part of a healing journey.
Naming Ceremony
KNCLN
What naming ceremonies mean — and that we can seek this ceremony at any age or stage in life.
I Lost My Talk
Rita Joe
A reading of the poem, with reflections by Marilyn Dumont.
The Story Tells You
Marilyn Dumont
A reading of the poem by Marilyn Dumont.
Dish With One Spoon
Lindsay & Matthew
The Dish With One Spoon wampum and what it means to share.
Decolonization
Ronda
What decolonization means for her as a language learner.
